Old Chengdu, Western China, in 1940 成都

This is what Chengdu in Western China looked like 70 years ago. There are several clips of Chengdu on YouTube that show it is a modern city now.

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[albertsamtam]

to be continued.. because british said the shape of mountain top looked like a castle. The English name is still being used as a formal name by nowadays Hong Kong SAR. I am now living in Tuen Mun, near the Castle Peak and its mountain outlook is still the same as what was the old footage taken.

[MichaelRogge]

@albertsamtam Thanks for your info. I'll await other viewers opinions. I'm not aware that 9.39 was taken in Hong Kong. In fact the footage was taken in 'Western China' Would that include Hong Kong?

[From88China88Chengdu]

@MichaelRogge  Hi ,chengdu is my hometown,and the panda's hometown.Actually,this video is true.There is a river named Min River which is the source of the Yangtze River（Long River） in the video.So the Chengdu city is west of HK.In detail Chengdu is midwestern, but HK is eastern.

[MichaelRogge]

@From88China88Chengdu Thank you for your explanation.

[From88China88Chengdu]

@CaeserTseng Hi ,chengdu is my hometown,and the panda's hometown.Actually,this video is true.There is a river named Min River which is the source of the Yangtze River（Long River） in the video.

[pauldengmelb]

thanks for this, i will show this to my grand father. he is 92 now. He will be happy to see this, i am sure :)

[406356690]

im from chengdu. glad to see the old chengdu. thank you

[MichaelRogge]

@CaeserTseng Indeed most of prewar documentaries were without live sound nor exact information on its precise location, so I added it

[CaeserTseng]

@MichaelRogge hi Mike,you mean the background music and sound is just added by yourself? so it's just a silent movie! we can't be clear if this is Chengdu or other city,cuz there's no typical thing in it

[duonianyil]

I think most part is from chengdu. I come from there. You can see the old Chengdu city wall, jinjiang river, Dujiangyan dam, the scene is familiar to my parents. Beside, the sound is surely not the original one.

[curvingly]

this is what my past life looks like , thank you